ask (for)

Definition of ask (for)next
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as in to woo
to act so as to make (something) more likely you are asking for trouble if you invite her ex to the wedding

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as in to request
to give a request or demand for the surgeon asked for the scalpel

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Verb
  • China, seeking to avoid fuel shortages of its own, is limiting its own refined fuel exports.
    David Goldman, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026
  • When the state failed to secure bids, municipalities had to seek emergency supplies or contact salt mines directly.
    Steve Zalusky, Chicago Tribune, 21 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Tennessee has been wooing Paramount, and Ellison’s father, Larry Ellison, had moved his software behemoth Oracle to Nashville two years ago.
    Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 24 Aug. 2026
  • But the general election requires Hilton to woo more than just GOP voters to win it all.
    Linh Tat, Daily News, 21 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • The person requested anonymity due to the sensitivity in speaking with foreign media.
    CNN Staff, CNN Money, 23 Aug. 2026
  • The Dallas-Fort Worth Airport has an ablution station installed in Terminal D, which Abbott is requesting the Justice Department look into.
    Maven Navarro, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • So Issa decides to bring out the real Paul Baker by inviting over all his bros.
    Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Romanian actress Alina Șerban (Housekeeping for Beginners, Alone at My Wedding, Gipsy Queen) is inviting us on a cinematic journey into the experience of being a Roma woman.
    Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 27 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • The site has now been sequestered and Malosso was ordered to tear down the theater, though its fate remains to be seen.
    Julia Buckley, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2026
  • However, they can be ordered with Transitions lenses that darken outdoors and clear up inside.
    Scott Kramer, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026
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“Ask (for).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ask%20%28for%29. Accessed 28 Aug. 2026.

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